Harpoon Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tito's Vodka
- 2 oz Cranberry juice
- 1⁄4 oz Lime juice
Method
Glassware:
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method:
- POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.
- STIR.
Garnish:
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Nutrition:
One serving of Harpoon contains 128 calories
History:
Thought to be the forerunner to the Cosmopolitan. A 1968 bottle label from Ocean Spray's archives lists the Harpoon as a "new cocktail". It was originally launched as being 2 ounces Ocean Spray cranberry and 1 ounce vodka or light rum served "over the rocks or tall with soda. Suggested garnish: a splash of lime or lemon optional." In 1970, it was updated to also list gin as a possible base spirit.
Review:
Innocuously light in both flavour and alcohol. Add a shot of triple sec and you are well on your way to making a Cosmopolitan.
